春日神社, Shinto shrine in Japan

Kasuga Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Takatsuki built with simple wooden structures and traditional stone gates that frame the sacred grounds. The main hall features gently curved roof edges and is accompanied by stone guardian statues and a water basin for ritual purification before entering the sacred space.

According to shrine tradition, the Iwai and Kusakabe clans brought the kami from Hyōgo-no-ura and first enshrined it at Mount Takatori on the Zuikōseki rock, later moving it here by divine command; trees that appeared overnight gave the name Fushoku-no-mori. The shrine served as head of 75 Kasuga shrines in Narai, Ama and Kosobe, declined after the Ōei era, and was burned by Takayama Ukon in the Genki years before being rebuilt by Kongō-ji monks and parishioners. In 1872 it was ranked a village shrine, and in 1910 it merged Kashiwagi Shrine.

The shrine's four enshrined deities are Amatsukoyane no Mikoto, Futsunushi no Mikoto, Takemikazuchi no Mikoto and Amaterasu Omikami. According to shrine tradition, the Iwai and Kusakabe families brought the sacred body from Hyogo-no-ura and first enshrined it on Mount Takatori. The shrine served as head of 75 Kasuga shrines in Narai, Ama and Kosobe before declining after the Oei era.

The shrine is reached from the Nariai bus stop of the Takatsuki city bus network, about seven minutes on foot to the north. There is no train station within walking distance, so the bus is the usual approach. The grounds hold several small subsidiary shrines, so allow time to walk the whole precinct.

The shrine keeps a set of rain-making ritual objects, designated a Takatsuki City tangible folk cultural property in 1974. During droughts, a hidden wooden dragon, six snakes and a large serpent's head were floated in the Benten pond of Konryū-ji to pray for rain; the rite continued until 1920.